Capacity and Engineering Consultant

Job Responsibilities:

Capacity Planning & Management

. Develop and maintain data centre capacity models (power, cooling, space, network, and compute).

. Forecast short-term and long-term capacity requirements based on business growth and project pipelines.

. Monitor utilisation trends and recommend optimisation strategies.

. Ensure adequate capacity is available to meet SLA and performance requirements.

Engineering & Design

. Support design and deployment of data centre infrastructure (rack layouts, power distribution, cooling systems).

. Collaborate with design teams to ensure scalability, redundancy, and efficiency (e.g., Tier standards).

. Review and approve engineering designs, drawings, and technical specifications.

. Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.

Project Support

. Work closely with project managers to align capacity planning with project timelines.

. Provide technical input during project planning, execution, and commissioning phases.

. Coordinate with vendors, contractors, and internal stakeholders.

Operational Optimization

. Identify opportunities to improve efficiency (e.g., PUE optimisation, load balancing).

. Implement tools and dashboards for capacity tracking and reporting.

. Support incident analysis related to capacity constraints or engineering failures.

Stakeholder Management

. Liaise with IT, operations, and business units to gather requirements.

. Communicate capacity risks, constraints, and recommendations to leadership.

. Prepare reports and presentations for senior management.

Job Requirements

. Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree is a plus.

. 5-10+ years of experience in data center engineering, capacity planning, or infrastructure management.

. Experience with hyperscale or colocation data centers preferred.

. Proven experience in capacity modeling and forecasting.

. Strong knowledge of

o Data center power and cooling systems (UPS, HVAC, CRAC/CRAH).

o Rack capacity planning and space optimisation.

o Network and compute infrastructure basics.

o Familiarity with DCIM tools and monitoring systems.

o Understanding of redundancy standards (e.g., N, N+1, 2N).